MELBOURNE - Mar 30/13 - SNS -- The current forecast for the state of Victoria was released by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
Weather Situation An upper level trough over South Australia will drift along the northern fringes of Victoria Sunday morning. Meanwhile, a cold front will approach southwest Victoria tonight before moving rapidly eastwards through Bass Strait on Sunday morning, clipping southern Victoria. Another cold front will follow a similar path, reaching the far southwest Monday night, before affecting southern Victoria early Tuesday. On Wednesday a large and strengthening high pressure system will be centred to the west of Tasmania. Forecast for the rest of SaturdayIsolated showers over most northern and western areas, scattered in the southwest. Light to moderate west to northwesterly winds, fresh at times on the coast.Sunday 31 MarchIsolated showers contracting to southern and mountain areas during the afternoon before mostly clearing later. A cool to mild day with moderate to fresh west to southwesterly winds extending throughout during the morning.Fire Danger - Low to moderate.Monday 1 AprilFine over most areas, but isolated showers near the southwest and central coasts extending inland over the southwest late in the day. A cool to mild day with light to moderate westerly winds near the coast, tending light southwesterly inland.Tuesday 2 AprilScattered showers over southern and mountain districts and isolated showers penetrating north of the divide. Generally cool with moderate to fresh southwest to southerly winds.Wednesday 3 AprilIsolated showers in southern and mountain areas contracting to East Gippsland during the afternoon. Fine over the north. A cool day with a moderating southerly wind.The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Sunday.Product IDV10310 Notice Board Media Releases 8th Victorian Flood Conference – 13 to 15 February, 2013 Wimmera Machinery Field Days – 5 to 7 March, 2013 Meteorological Offices Mildura weather Other Information Coastal Wind Warning Reference Points Severe Thunderstorms in Victoria About Graphical Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Vic About Weather Forecast Services About Warning Services Warnings Water Climate Environment Tropical Cyclones Tsunami Warning Centre Agriculture - Water and the Land Marine & Ocean UV & Sun Protection Rainfall & River Conditions Graphical Views Radar Maps Rainfall Forecasts Seasonal Outlooks Climate Variability & Change Climate Data Online Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts Water Storage Forecast Explorer™ National Weather Services Aviation Weather Services Defence Services Space Weather Services Registered User Services Commercial Weather Services Careers Sitemap Feedback Freedom of Information Indigenous Weather Knowledge Glossary This page was created at 06:00 on Saturday 30 March 2013 (GMT) © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2013, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532) | Disclaimer | Privacy | Accessibility var hostname = window.location.hostname; var host = hostname.split("."); if (host[0] == "reg") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-20386085-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "www") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-3816559-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); else if (host[0] == "wdev") var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21709175-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();
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